natlikestoread's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: War
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The start is a struggle tbh but it does improve a lot, about growing up and getting old and just life more generally
‘He wasn’t waiting for her. But if she ever turned up he wanted his options open. Which was another was of saying, he was waiting.’
‘A form of narcissism, or closely related paranoia.’
‘It was his right to want nothing.’
Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
bridgetkay's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I wanted more from this book - and by more, I certainly don’t mean words or pages. From the blurb I was expecting some skilful weaving of a person’s life with the background of major world events. But I was not compelled to continue reading, and found myself quickly wanting to get this book over and done with. Some parts were enjoyable, but with the amount of different huge issues that were attempted, I didn’t feel like any were done justice.
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Mental illness, War, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Death of parent, Classism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship
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